Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 0AP
How much crime is recorded in BB3 0AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ewood & Fernhurst
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,990 (2024)
BB3 0APDarwen
How safe is BB3 0AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 0AP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BB3 0APNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime2.11.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Public order1.14.6
Burglary0.49.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.